ROLL of HONOUR

This Page is in Memory of Our Departed Mates

John Pip Pipitone

1969-70

R.I.P

Sapper

September 2024

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Kenny Woolnough

1962-65

R.I.P

Sapper

August 2024

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Steve Hearst

1965-68

R.I.P

Sapper

July 2024

Studio photo 1: Rear Row - Chris (Smudge) Smith R.I.P , Lead Guitar; Dave Beere, Drums; Billy Crothers R.I.P, Bass Guitar; 

Front Row: Geordie Coutts, Rhythm Guitar; Steven (Geordie) Hearst R.I.P, Singer.

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Bruce Martin Lambert

2 Troop RAE

1967-69

R.I.P.

March 2024

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Frank Sexton

 2 troop RAE1963-65 

R.I.P January 2024

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Kenny Williams

1961-64

R.I.P

May 2023

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Allan Michael Connolly

3 Troop 1967-69

R.I.P

Sapper

February 2023

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Gordon McDonald

4 troop 1961-63 

R.I.P 

Sapper February 2023

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David Henderson

1955-57

R.I.P

November 2022

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Terry Tullis

1955-57

R.I.P

February 2023

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Norman Donaldson

1951-52

R.I.P

December 2022

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Les Rowlands

1956-59

R.I.P.

September 2022

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Bryan Packman

1968-70

R.I.P 

September 2022

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Ray Sturgess

1959-62

R.I.P

August 2022

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Edwin (Eddy) King

1960-63

R.I.P.

March 2022

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Roger (Spike) Parkins

1964-67

R.I.P

Sapper

December 2021

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Keith (Kipp) Bowden

1965-66

R.I.P

Sapper

October 2021

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Harry (Scouse) Hayward

1964-66

Plant 

R.I.P 

Sapper

September 1998

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John Olford

1965-67

R.I.P

Sapper

September 2021

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Tony Bunker

1957-58

R.I.P 

Sapper

September 2021

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William Bill Phillips

1954-57

R.I.P

Sapper

September 2021

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John Scrase

1954-57

R.I.P

Sapper

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Alex Sandy Melville

1961-65

R.I.P

Sapper

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John Anthony Dunne

1962-65

R.I.P

Sapper

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Michael S Charan

1997

1965-68

R.I.P

Sapper

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Jack Taff Picton

September 2020

1968-69

R.I.P

Sapper

2019

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Terry Gilhooly

May 2020

1966-68

R.I.P

Sapper.

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Sailor Bob Crowford

1st January 2021

1964-67

R.I.P

Sapper

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Stan Fuller

Passed 

December  2020

1968-70

R.I.P

Sapper

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Dennis Blay

Passed

22 November 2020

1966-69

R.I.P

Sapper.

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Jim Molloy

Passed

3 October 2020

1962-65

R.I.P

sapper/

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Tom Magee

Passed 

26 October 2020

1965-68

R.I.P

Sapper

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Gill Cummin

Passed
1995
R.I.P
Sapper
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Jess Whitemore
1957-60
Passed
July 2017
R.I.P
Sapper

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Allan Mills
3 troop 1961-64
Passed 
May 2020
R.I.P
Sapper

His Photo album
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John Armitage
RAE 
1963-65
Passed 
MAY 2020
R.I.P
Sapper

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Michael Paul (Stan) Ridyard
1968-69
November 2011
R.I.P
Sapper

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John Adams
1954-57
July 2007
R.I.P Sapper

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Just found out
Willy Bach
Passed 2017
1966-67
R.I.P
Sapper

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Barry Why 
1962-65
Passed 
2019
R.I.P.
Sapper
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Ron Carter
1957-59
Passed 
July 2019
R.I.P
Sapper
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Billy Crothers
1964-67
Passed
15 December 2019
R.I.P.
Sapper and REME

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Eddy Brown
1965-68
Passed
19 September 2019
R.I.P
Sapper

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Rob Deeming
1964-66
Passed 
2014 in Cyprus
R.I.P
Sapper.
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Ron (Scouse) Bates
1958-61
Passed 2 July 2019
R.I.P
Sapper

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Ian (Tiny) Kennedy
1960-63
Passed 1 July 2019
R.I.P.
Sapper

The funeral of Ian (Tiny) Kennedy took place at Elland

Crematorium West Yorkshire yesterday 15th July at 14-15 hrs,

Pete & Cheryl Keddie and Geoff & Jeanette Lambourne

attended on behalf of the Squadron and as Tiny was a respected

member of the Royal Order of Buffalo's a large contingent of the

Buff's also attended so he was given a good send off.

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Kevin Cashion
1957-59
February 2019
2 Tp RAE
R.I.P. Sapper
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John Bending
1963-65
May 2019
Cpl 2 Fd Troop RAE
R.I.P
Sapper

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(Snow) Wilson
1963-65
28 March 2019
R.I.P
Sapper
He and David Wicks
wrote Destination Malaya
2 Fd Troop RAE
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George Biddlecombe
2 Tp RAE
1957-59
Passed 2018
R.I.P Sapper.
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Barry Green
1967-69
29 November 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper

His Brisbane bar 
Cheers mate.
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John La Crawley
1961-64
Passed 18 nov 2018
R.I.P 
Sapper
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Chris Enoch
1955-58
August 31st 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper

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Maurice Wilkinson
1956-58
August 25th 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper

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Jim Scouler
1961-62
September 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper

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Bob Taylor
1967-69
August 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper

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Rod Horner
1966-68
June 2018
R.I.P.
Sapper
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Rex Row
Col Retired
RAE
Lt 2 Troop
1957-59
February 2018
R.I.P. Sapper

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Olly Olyatt
Plant Troop
1967
27 March 2018
R.I.P. Sapper

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John Lancefield
3 and 1 Troop
1964-67
4 March 2018
R.I.P. Sapper

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Lindsay (Nipper) Simpson

2 Fd Troop

RAE

22 February 2018

R.I.P. Sapper 
2 Troop 1963-65

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Robert Williamson
1956-59

Passed 26 January 2018

R.I.P.

Sapper

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Malcolm Blaylock

1966-69

Passed Jan 2018

R.I.P.

SAPPER 

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John Docherty
1959-62
Passed January 2018
R.I.P
Sapper

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Peter Llewelin
1954-57
Passed 2017
R.I.P.
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Reg Downing
1956-58
Passed August 2017
R.I.P

Keith Fox
1965-67
Passed  2012
R.I.P

Information from
Alan Stockton 54 Sqn
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Richard Keens
1967-70
Passed October 2017
R.I.P
Condolences to Family

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Jim Kimberly
2 Troop RAE
1964-67
Passed September 2017
Condolences to Family
From the Squadron
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 Fred Bray
1957-59
Passed September 2017
Condolences to family
from the Squadron.

2011 age 72

1958 Malaya

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Sgt Jack Brown
2 Troop RAE
another sapper from 2 Field Troop RA E  has passed away , Sgt Jack Brown who was the heavy weight champion boxer in South east Asia at the time when 2 Fd Troop was in Malaya 

Allan Calderbank

 1955-58

Passed

29/12/16

R.I.P Sapper

Condolences to the Family.

from Squadron


Joe Robson
1968-70
Passed December 2016

R.I.P Sapper

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Simon Chivers

1968-70
R.I.P Sapper
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Allan (Sticks) Hill
2 Troop RAE
1957-59
R.I.P Sapper
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 Peter Lewellin

 Click on Photo for album

1954-57
Passed 14 March 2016
R.I.P

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John Morris
1962-65

Passed 11 February 2016

R.I.P. John

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 Alan Clive "Ginge" Bridgeman
1965-68

Passed December 2015

R.I.P Ginge

If anyone knew him in the
Sqn please give me dates

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John Geordie Bissett


1957-60, 1960-63, 1965-68

Passed December 2015

Longest serving member of the Sqn

R.I.P.  MATE

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Just to let you know some of 2&4 troop members that have passed away.
 Col Jeffers 4&2tp RIP Jan 09.
 John Boughen 2tp RIP Mar15.
Ian Hamilton tp. off. 2tp RIP may15.
Col White 2tp. RIP Jul15.
Steve Johnstone 4tp RIP Aug15.
Barry Crisp 2tp. RIP Sep15.


 Regards,
terry hanrahan


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RAE
Sapper
Robert Macca McDonald
passed away
27 Nov 2015
R.I.P. Macca

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Charlie Lowe

1959-61
November 2015
R.I.P.
Sapper
Condolences to family
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Tom Thornton
1963-66
Passed 30th June 2015
R.I.P
Big Fella.
Our Condolences to family.

Tom was the best SSM
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George Jock Dick
1962-65
Friday 20 March 2015
R.I.P
Old Friend
Condolences to Carol




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John Taffy Bishop
1954-57
Friday 30 Jan 2015
R.I.P. Sapper

Condolences to Lucy and Family

Jim Campbell

Passed October 2014

R.I.P

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Bill Cole

Passed October 2014

 Five ex members of 11 sqn attended the funeral,

they were  Keith Denby, Tony Catherall, Frank Sowerby, Fred Beharrell, Geoff Lambourne

R.I.P

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Fred Tyler

1966-67

Passed around 1984

Information from 

Terry Bridges via Mick Norton

1967 on Crown

R.I.P mate

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Alan Stockton

1959-62


Passed 14 July 2014

1959

2008


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Raymond Teasdale

1969-70

Moved on to 59 Sqn

Passed 22 June 2014

1969 

2011

Rest In Peace
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Cedric Cooper

2 I/C 1958-60

Passed 1 May 2014

Rest in Peace

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Richard (Nobby) Clarke

1957-60

Passed 24 March 2014

May you Rest in Peace 

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John Douglas Pugh

1965-66

Passed 29th January 2014

PHOTO ALBUM

INFO FROM
GENE MASON


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December 6th 2013

Sapper Bill (Shagger) Lee 

2 Fd Tp RAE

11 Indep Fd Sqn RE passed away 

in Melbourne Friday.

 Lest We Forget.

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Melvyn (Brummie) Bowbanks
14 November 2013
served with Sqn
1966-1969
R.I.P

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Maj. Bill W T Van-Orden
From
Corp Memorial Book
Skiing accident 2008
R.I.P
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Terry Wilce
1966-68
Passed
24 September 2013
R.I.P sapper
Information from
Sarah Hughes nee Wilce
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Alan (ginge) Bottomley
1966-69
Passed
14 February 2013
R.I.P sapper
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Lofty Bill Kibble
1 Troop
1957-60
Passed 
August 2013
R.I.P mate

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Alex Skoronski
2 Troop RAE
1968-70
R.I.P Mate
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John Geordie Tait
16 February 2013
age 66
1968-70
R.I.P. Mate
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Chris smudger Smith
14 January 2013
He will be sadly missed by us
all in the Sqn

Left 1963
The Outsiders

Right 1967
Ten Feet Five

Photos of groups

Chris and Margaret 
Funeral was attended by several Sqn members
Bearers were
Bill Crothers
Denis McIntyre
Pete Marsden
Dave Beere
Terry Welsh
Steve Wilby
John Cusack played last post
Others attending
Geoff Lambourne
Steve Hearst
Doug Hamilton-Cox
Standard was paraded by
REA Member Wolverhampton
Ralph Howes MBE
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Clive Walker
1969-70
Passed December 2012
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Peter Bowker

1954-55
Passed 28 December 2012
RIP
From Margaret wife
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Bryan Rose
1956-1959
RIP
24 May 2012
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Leon Wilson
1 Troop 1962-65
RIP Mate
16 September 2012
From Brenda Wife

 

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Don W Scott 5438
2 Troop RAE 1957-59
Later with 4 Troop
RIP april 2011
from distant cousin
Virginia Hills
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Michael Chiv Charan (Charlie)

23890210 Sgt RE

D.o.D Oct 1997 Farnborough

Service was attended by

REA standard bearer

R.I.P. stand easy sapper

job done

info from

Robert Litchfield

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Glen Camm

1965-68 approx

Passed 6th Jan 2009

Info from Brother

Michael Camm

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David Jock Sinclair

1963-1966

Passed 2002

info from son

David born terendak 1966

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Bill (paddy) Blair

1 Troop Butterworth

1959-62 ?

Passed several years ago

info from

Spike Hooker 59 Sqn

He knew Bill at SME Chatham

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 Charlie Gilligan

1966-68

Passed 22nd April 2012

from Pete Marsden

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Frank Robinson

1966-68

Passed 1991

from Harry Ramsay

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Peter Ash

2 Troop RAE

1966-68

Passed March 2011

from Jamie Lynch AU

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Malcolm Joinson

1960-63

Passed June 2011

From Sapper Magazine

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Ray Schwalm

1958-61

Passed July 2011

"It is with great sadness that we had to inform everyone of the passing of Ray Schwalm but my family were blessed with a wonderful husband, loving father and grandfather. He was very much a family man and had a great sense of humour. He looked back at his time in the Army with great fondness and was happy to recently catch up with a few of them in Coventry.

Thank you to everyone for their sincere words and messages."

from Lorraine Ray's daughter

2009

1959

Link to  (Rays Photo Album)

A Tale from the past

Many of us have very fond memories of Ray , he was a great colleague and lots of fun.

Some of you would not know that on our road trip to Borneo via Singapore in 1960, Ray had a terrible accident when his QL Lorry left the road whild traversing a bridge over a river. I was directly behind and when I pulled up at the bridge all I could see in the murky river were the wheels where the lorry had overturned.

Within a minute thankfully, Ray came to the surface after clambering out of his cab. Me and all the other drivers (some of them will receive this Email) had a great sigh of relief when we saw that he had survived, that was Ray a former boxer and survivor.

From Tony Catherall

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Kenneth R Oxley

1957-58

Passed March 2011

from his wife

Janice

Condolances to all the family

from all at 11 Indep Fd Sqn

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Peter Jackson 2nd Lt
1959-60

Passed November 2010

from Jenny his wife

He always spoke a lot about Malaya with great affection.I am so glad that we did have a holiday there a couple of years ago. It was a wonderful trip and as well as Penang we visited the Taman Negara and; the Cameron Highlands where he had not been before.

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John Russell
1959-61

Passed 18th April 2011

Have just got back from John Russell's funeral,

if you can please enter it on the Sqn web site that

it was very well attended the church was full for a much liked man,

the Sqn was represented by Dave Middleton, Ian Kennedy and myself also the

standard bearer from Ripon attended and paraded the standard.

Thanks will be in touch

Geoff Lambourne

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We are sad to announce

the passing of

Fred Aldred

5th March 2011

Fred will be sadly missed by all who knew him

He organised the 11 Indep Fd Sqn reunions at Bath

for many years and a good job he made of it.

The Squadron would like to extend condolances to

Milly and family at this sad time.

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Sad news Hank,message from Lt Caddy,s wife Irene

he passed away on14th of July in Switzerland.

Regards Kenny Williams

I extend condolances to Irene and the Family

from the whole Sqn

1962-64 1 Troop Cmd

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Mel Faith

1960-1963

Passed 17th June 2010

info from

Geoff Lambourne who attended the funeral

on behalf of the Sqn

Thanks Geoff

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Bob Morley

Passed a few years ago

Info from

Sailor Crowford

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Louis Gallagher

1962-65

Passed March 2010

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Jim Woods

1954-57

Passed 4 March 2010

From his Wife Dorothy
Check comment below from Fred Aldred
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Clement William Coolbura

2 Troop RAE
28 October 2009
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COLONEL J H G STEVENS 
 died 12 October 2007, aged 80.

OC 1964-66

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SPR JOHN THOMAS RYAN

Service Army

Service Number 23308689

Regiment/Corps RE

Place of Birth/Home Town Newcastle Staffs

Date of Birth 01 November 1937

Age 19

Date of Death 05 August 1957

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SPR HARRY LANGSTAFF

Service Army

Service Number 23232892

Regiment/Corps RE

Place of Birth/Home Town Kirkstall Leeds

Date of Birth 13 December 1936

Age 19

Date of Death 10 September 1956

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SPR JAMES RAINFORD BULLOCK

Service Army

Service Number 23320028

Regiment/Corps RE

Place of Birth/Home Town Clitheroe Lancashire

Date of Birth 07 January 1938

Age 19

Date of Death 05 August 1957

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SPR DANIEL ARMSTRONG

Service Army

Service Number 22808143

Regiment/Corps RE

Place of Birth/Home Town Glasgow Scotland

Date of Birth 15 May 1934

Age 21

Date of Death 14 March 1956

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CPL HENRI OTTO DE-ROHAN

Service Army
Service Number 22066884
Regiment/Corps RE
Place of Birth/Home Town Vienna
Date of Birth 28 September 1930
Age 25
Date of Death 21 December 1955

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PTE JAMES BROADBENT
Service Army
Service Number 23304701
Regiment/Corps ACC
Place of Birth/Home Town Bury
Date of Birth 02 November 1937
Age 24
Date of Death 28 October 1962

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SPR DANIEL TURNER
Service Army
Service Number 23791299
Regiment/Corps RE
Place of Birth/Home Town Dunoon, Argyll
Date of Birth 13 August 1939
Age 23
Date of Death 21 September 1962

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SPR WILLIAM IDWAL JONES
Service Army
Service Number 23859528
Regiment/Corps RE
Place of Birth/Home Town Glamorgan, Wales
Date of Birth 16 July 1943
Age 19
Date of Death 21 September 1962

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Paddy Warnock

Died 11 Nov 1966

From Terry Welsh

photo thanks to Barry Corbett

PHOTO'S

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Michael Reynolds

1967-1969

Passed 21 April 2009

From Daughter

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Jock Brown

1963-65

Died 8 April 2002

From Tony Mitchell

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Norman Noddle

1960-1963

Died May 2008

From Geoff Lambourne

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Brian Mellett

1964-1967

Died 1991

From Daughter Liane

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Barry Gavin

1961-1963

may 2004

From His Wife Jackie

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Guy Goodson

1957-1959

2008

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Keith Spiller

1954-1957

25th July 2008

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Fred Willcock

1959-1962

15th December 2007

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Tony Eustace

1957-59

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Hugh (Paddy) Ramsey

1958-61

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Alex Rae

1967-70

Passed 7/8 years ago

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Malcolm Van Gelder

RAE 1963-1965

Passed away 16 August 2008

http://malcolmvangelder.blogspot.com/

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Yippee Goodwin

RAE

1957-1959

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Tony Holmshaw

1963-1964 ,

died about 1992 in medway.

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Mick Batterley

1969-1970

Sadly died a few years ago

whilst living in South Africa

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Ray Allison

1967-70

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Jerry Ruff

1962-1965

died 1998

info from daughter

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Lt. Ward Rob

1958-1961

Died 1982

From Wife Gloria

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Chris Blackmore

1962-1965

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Joe Cotton

1954-1957

Passed 9th June 2009

from Bob Williamson

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Bryon Pennington

1963-66 1 troop

Bryon died on 6th December 2008

from Gordon his son

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22823068 Tony Burtt

1954-55 Plant troop

Passed 12th Dec 2006

From wife Ann

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Ted Pountain

1961-64 HQ troop

Passed 6th April 2005

From wife Irene

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Jim Kellett

1959-62

Passed 25th November 2009

From Tiny Kennedy

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Service Army 21182796 RE 07 June 1930 34 13 March 1965

CPL JAMES HENRY BLACKLEDGE

1962-64 ?